Procurement Specialist

At AO Recycling, we are committed to extracting as much value as possible from the waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) that is thrown away by UK households every year.

Like the rest of the AO Group, we are a very exciting and enthusiastic company that like to think big. Our new plant in Telford, Shropshire is state of the art – and able to process more items, more efficiently than any other site in the UK and this is where the role will be based.

As AO Recycling continues to grow through 2020 and beyond, so too will procurement, and we are looking for someone ambitious to grow with the business.

More about the Procurement Specialist role:

You will work with motivated functional teams, building great relationships and then employing your communication skills to ensure procurement is central to business decision making.

You will develop a procurement strategy, utilising and aligning this with others in the AO group, but also recognising the unique nature of AO Recycling. Our Procurement Specialist will be responsible for selling the strategy to all internal stakeholders, operationalising this, and then delivering across a multi-site operation.

Here's what you can expect to be doing as our Procurement Specialist:

- Report into the Engineering and Maintenance Manager, working closely with the Commercial Finance Team

- Review and develop single site processes with the aim of control, efficiency, cost effectiveness, agility, and ultimately meeting business needs

- Enhance and blueprint single site procurement processes into multi-site operations

- Development of internal and external reporting metrics (Service Levels and KPI’s) with contract adherence measures

- Delivery of financial and operational targets, by getting the best value (not necessarily the lowest price) for every given purchase, and driving better value by planning purchases effectively with each business area

- A strong tenacious character who is willing to question the status quo, create alternative solutions, sell internally, and deploy

- Experience of demonstrating commercial awareness and how to drive business value

- Have strong influencing and negotiating skills

- CIPS qualified or studying towards

Why choose AO:

It’s not about the job you need now, it’s about who you want to be and where you want go. The thing about AO is that you don’t have to leave to move on. We have the kind of environment where people learn and thrive and be the best they can be. That’s our values talking.

We empower each and every person to push the boundaries of what’s possible. We’re growing rapidly and so should you. Our environment and our culture are vibrant and engaging, you almost have to feel it to believe it.

As an AO employee you can take full advantage of our benefits package. As well as fundamental benefits, like pensions and holidays, we have designed our “AO Perks” to help you out financially, make your work life a little easier or make your home life a lot more fun.

For your chance to join our AO family and be part of our future as a Procurement Specialist apply now!